Matt, your videos are simply amazing. Each one I view is at least as good as the last, and that is a very high mark in all our eyes. There is little, I fear that I can add to everyone else's comments or greater praise for your efforts... I'm just glad you are doing what you are. Thank you very much!
Thank you for watching and for bearing with be during the quiet periods between uploads. I am currently working on the next video. In fact this one came out of the research I was doing on it. The next video will be of a cemetery and it wouldn't surprise me if it runs 60 minutes. Again, thank you for your continued support. Wishing you all the best :)
You are such a good writer and storyteller. When I vlogged the Savannah Cemetery, last year, I had no idea the King family was buried there. In fact, I had never even heard this story. And when I visited my great grandmother's niche in the Rose Hills mausoleum, I had no idea that Carlisle was also interred there. I also didn't know you could get access to that tower. Thanks for telling the story of their lives and this fascinating time in LA history. I'm glad I wasn't alive then! You did another wonderful job, Matt. I loved it!
Thank you Steve! I was a stranger to this story until about a week ago myself... Actually, I didn't get access to the tower (in looking back at the video I realize that I totally made it seem like I did... ooops!), I got the LA shots from the terrace where the parking lot is. I don't think I've seen your Savannah vlog yet. Actually a subscriber told me about the place a while back. It's a great place, I will return soon... Thanks again! :)
@@graveexplorations Oh good, I thought I missed the view from the tower when I was there :-) BTW, whatever camera you use, it takes amazing images. Can't believe you did this in such a short time period. The morning I visited Savannah was ugly and gray, and I was on my way to Forest Lawn Glendale, so I didn't stop for long. The reason I visited was because I used to work across the street, when I was a kid, for nearly a decade. I would walk by the cemetery, but I never went in. I'm not sure why. I guess I assumed it was just a tiny, local cemetery with nothing interesting to see. I was so wrong! I'm sure that if you do a full video on this cemetery, since history is your thing, it will be awesome. I hope you do. I would love to see it.
@@TheGraveyardChannel I can't believe I got it done so quick either, it's soooo not my style Haha!!! Oh, my camera is an iPhone 6S+. I shot all of my videos on it. I'm thinking that it's time to upgrade, I've noticed that there is a flickering effect when shooting against bright and dark scenes.
LOL. I use an iPhone 6S+ and 7+ too. Your images look better than mine. I guess it's the lighting and the person behind the camera :-) I didn't notice any flickering. Very nice.
@@TheGraveyardChannel You're gonna laugh, and it's no lie, I think that your video looks WAY better than mine! The only thing I try to remind myself is, whenever possible, to shoot with the sun at my back to avoid glare. If I can't avoid it, I try to stand in the shade, that helps a bit...
Wow. That was well worth the wait. I've never heard that story, I'm gonna share it with my dad, he will love it. Crazy to think someone would go through the pain of dentistry back in the day to have a diamond mounted in their tooth. But, I would've love to have seen it. Eagerly awaiting the next adventure, I'll put my walking shoes on... thanks again.
You know, I was thinking the exact same thing about the diamond setting in the tooth... that could not have been fun! Thank you for watching and sharing it with your dad. I am now back at work on a full blown cemetery video, stay tuned for update! :)
Your very welcome. And I was in the same boat as you, until a week ago I had no clue this ever happened. It's the kind of discovery that keeps me coming back for more. Thanks for watching and all the best! :)
This is very fascinating history and it's the first I've heard about it. You've done an excellent job as always. The theory on the skull being taken for the diamond is most likely correct. I have to wonder though if it was placed in a side show at one time. It's strange but there are people who love souvenirs from criminal graves whether it be from the marker or the body itself. Imagine how many people have walked over that historic spot and yet they have no idea what had transpired. Thanks for sharing this history with us!
Thank you, my friend. I lived my whole life here and until about a week ago I had no idea it happened. What really struck me about the story was that these were important men in their day. But I guess tough times make tough adversaries. Grave robbery in LA's old cemeteries was a big problem at the time, and newspapers used a lot of ink reporting it. Thanks again, and all the best!
@@graveexplorations sometimes you see pieces of something from someone in a museum and I know it had to be from grave robbing. Did you just stumble across that marker in the cemetery or find out about it some other way?
Actually, I came across this story while doing research for another video. It was a 1947 newspaper article about Robert Carlisle being transferred out of the old City Cemetery to Rose Hills. It peaked my curiosity, and the more I looked into it the pieces started falling into place. This was the fastest I've ever put together a video, in just a week... I wish I could work this fast in all cases :D
This was such a pleasure to watch, with all the historical details presented in such an educationally-friendly manner. I am a total History Head, and have found your channel to be very absorbing. Many thanks, history friend.
Amazing story my friend,am always shocked to see you only having 5 K subs,you deserve so many more,but am sure they are coming,looking forward watching you're Chanel grow in the very near future as you do astonishing work 👍
Thank you! I really appreciate all your support and encouragement. By far, the best reward for all of this are the connections its given me to great people like you. :)
Circa 1970 +/-, I was a young heavy equipment operator. I was one of three operators excavating the sight, for what then was called “City Hall East”. The excavation was fairly deep. To enter the site, a ramp was excavated on the east side of Los Angeles ave, in the Parker Center parking lot. From there, a ramping tunnel was excavated under Los Angles ave, west to the excavation. The other operators and myself found many, many “treasures” as we excavated the site.
👏👏👏 unfortunately, in today's world, past history of how a town started and the people involved get lost in the here and now. Didn't get the notification (saw on FB it was ready) and yes oh mighty one, the bell is clicked on 😀😎.
Hi Patricia! Yes, you're right, over time history tends to gets many coats of whitewash. I'm sorry that a notification didn't reach you. You're not the only one who has said this, maybe I'll make a community posting to see if others are experiencing the same thing. As always, thank you for watching and for being a part of Grave Explorations. All the best to you :)
I wonder who wears that diamond today...not knowing where it came from. I hope it has had a good cleaning! Thank you for thoroughly entertaining me as always. Wishing you 2 million subscribers. You are my favorite! xxxSGG
I hadn't thought about where the diamond might be today. It could be the basis for a good story about a piece of antique jewelry in someone's family that has a reputation for being bad luck... LOL. Thank you for your kind words and support. Wishing you all the best in the New Year. 😊
Smart and informative. Well narrated. Being from coastal South Carolina, many members of my family were involved in The War of Northern Aggression. Confederate's naturally. I am told that a few ended up in California. They however were not hero's due to the fact they were running away from the Yankees, not toward them. No blood on their hands.
Interesting you should bring that up. There were many people from the Confederacy who settled in Southern California. They played a huge part in the progress that went on here. A few of them will be featured in my next video. Thank you for watching, all the best :)
Wow, very interesting and engaging. I was kind of rooting for that Carlisle guy...lol. I had no idea of LA's violent history, although I should have known as most American cities probably had started that way, let alone the country.
I'm not a fan of modern California politics. But, I appreciate the history of the State which you seem to focus your videos on. When you peel all the modern day politics away, the State of California is not much different than many States back east and that's what makes us all Americans to this day.
In the picture of the men standing at the bar directly above the men behind the bar there is something mounted there but it is covered, why I wonder?? Anybody know?? I'm seriously curious about this no BS.
I took another look at the photo and it looks like a patriotic decoration above a mirror (it too looks to be covered for some reason). It's got me wondering why also. The photo description makes no reference to it.
Matt, your videos are simply amazing. Each one I view is at least as good as the last, and that is a very high mark in all our eyes. There is little, I fear that I can add to everyone else's comments or greater praise for your efforts... I'm just glad you are doing what you are. Thank you very much!
You are very welcome, thank you for watching! 😊
You’re content, you’re delivery, the back stories, all are top notch! Thank you for the time and effort you put in to each and every video.
Great video as always. Just WAY to short. Hope it won't be to long till your next one.
Thank you for watching and for bearing with be during the quiet periods between uploads. I am currently working on the next video. In fact this one came out of the research I was doing on it. The next video will be of a cemetery and it wouldn't surprise me if it runs 60 minutes. Again, thank you for your continued support. Wishing you all the best :)
this one was an excellent story and told very well. keep them coming
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
Love the stories, research and pictures you provide. Love your channel...
Another excellent video and story! Please, keep them coming.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Loved it. I live in L..A. and love to see old photos of how it used to be. Thanks for taking the time to make such a great video.
You are very welcome, thank you for watching and commenting :)
Excellent video , very well narrated. Looking forward to seeing the new one .
Thank you for watching! I'm currently working on the next video. :)
You are such a good writer and storyteller. When I vlogged the Savannah Cemetery, last year, I had no idea the King family was buried there. In fact, I had never even heard this story. And when I visited my great grandmother's niche in the Rose Hills mausoleum, I had no idea that Carlisle was also interred there. I also didn't know you could get access to that tower. Thanks for telling the story of their lives and this fascinating time in LA history. I'm glad I wasn't alive then! You did another wonderful job, Matt. I loved it!
Thank you Steve! I was a stranger to this story until about a week ago myself... Actually, I didn't get access to the tower (in looking back at the video I realize that I totally made it seem like I did... ooops!), I got the LA shots from the terrace where the parking lot is. I don't think I've seen your Savannah vlog yet. Actually a subscriber told me about the place a while back. It's a great place, I will return soon... Thanks again! :)
@@graveexplorations Oh good, I thought I missed the view from the tower when I was there :-) BTW, whatever camera you use, it takes amazing images. Can't believe you did this in such a short time period. The morning I visited Savannah was ugly and gray, and I was on my way to Forest Lawn Glendale, so I didn't stop for long. The reason I visited was because I used to work across the street, when I was a kid, for nearly a decade. I would walk by the cemetery, but I never went in. I'm not sure why. I guess I assumed it was just a tiny, local cemetery with nothing interesting to see. I was so wrong! I'm sure that if you do a full video on this cemetery, since history is your thing, it will be awesome. I hope you do. I would love to see it.
@@TheGraveyardChannel I can't believe I got it done so quick either, it's soooo not my style Haha!!! Oh, my camera is an iPhone 6S+. I shot all of my videos on it. I'm thinking that it's time to upgrade, I've noticed that there is a flickering effect when shooting against bright and dark scenes.
LOL. I use an iPhone 6S+ and 7+ too. Your images look better than mine. I guess it's the lighting and the person behind the camera :-) I didn't notice any flickering. Very nice.
@@TheGraveyardChannel You're gonna laugh, and it's no lie, I think that your video looks WAY better than mine! The only thing I try to remind myself is, whenever possible, to shoot with the sun at my back to avoid glare. If I can't avoid it, I try to stand in the shade, that helps a bit...
Again, Thank You!
You are very welcome. As always, thank you for your support 😊
@@graveexplorations I will always be somewhere...i love that.
Wow. That was well worth the wait. I've never heard that story, I'm gonna share it with my dad, he will love it. Crazy to think someone would go through the pain of dentistry back in the day to have a diamond mounted in their tooth. But, I would've love to have seen it.
Eagerly awaiting the next adventure, I'll put my walking shoes on... thanks again.
You know, I was thinking the exact same thing about the diamond setting in the tooth... that could not have been fun! Thank you for watching and sharing it with your dad. I am now back at work on a full blown cemetery video, stay tuned for update! :)
@@graveexplorations Yay! Can't wait.
Interesting story and well narrated. Thank you.
You're very welcome, thank you for watching. :)
👏👏👏👏 Bravo 👏 Bravo 👏 Absolutely Brilliant!
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)
Wow. Thanks for your research and efforts. I've been here all my life and never heard of this event or these people til now.
Your very welcome. And I was in the same boat as you, until a week ago I had no clue this ever happened. It's the kind of discovery that keeps me coming back for more. Thanks for watching and all the best! :)
This is very fascinating history and it's the first I've heard about it. You've done an excellent job as always. The theory on the skull being taken for the diamond is most likely correct. I have to wonder though if it was placed in a side show at one time. It's strange but there are people who love souvenirs from criminal graves whether it be from the marker or the body itself. Imagine how many people have walked over that historic spot and yet they have no idea what had transpired. Thanks for sharing this history with us!
Thank you, my friend. I lived my whole life here and until about a week ago I had no idea it happened. What really struck me about the story was that these were important men in their day. But I guess tough times make tough adversaries. Grave robbery in LA's old cemeteries was a big problem at the time, and newspapers used a lot of ink reporting it. Thanks again, and all the best!
@@graveexplorations sometimes you see pieces of something from someone in a museum and I know it had to be from grave robbing. Did you just stumble across that marker in the cemetery or find out about it some other way?
Actually, I came across this story while doing research for another video. It was a 1947 newspaper article about Robert Carlisle being transferred out of the old City Cemetery to Rose Hills. It peaked my curiosity, and the more I looked into it the pieces started falling into place. This was the fastest I've ever put together a video, in just a week... I wish I could work this fast in all cases :D
@@graveexplorations it was very well done! It would be nice have a lot of those. 😎
RhettyforFun I am thinking that I will do more of these types every once in a while. I really had a good time with this one.
Well done! I love history and always look forward to your videos
Thank you, I so glad you enjoyed it :)
Grave Explorations you really do an excellent job. They should offer you a job at the history channel
I love old west history. It's nice to learn something about Los Angeles history, that I honestly never knew. Thanks! Great video!
I lived here my whole life, and until a week ago I had no clue this even happened. Thank you for watching! :)
Love the vlogs. Great history lessons
Well done Matt! Another amazing adventure. I learn something every video of yours. Thank you. 😁
You are most welcome, and thank you for being a part of Grave Explorations! 😊
Another story well done my friend and thanks for mentioning us.
You've been here since the beginning, thank you for your friendship and support! :)
This was such a pleasure to watch, with all the historical details presented in such an educationally-friendly manner. I am a total History Head, and have found your channel to be very absorbing. Many thanks, history friend.
I love learning about LA!
Amazing story my friend,am always shocked to see you only having 5 K subs,you deserve so many more,but am sure they are coming,looking forward watching you're Chanel grow in the very near future as you do astonishing work 👍
Thank you! I really appreciate all your support and encouragement. By far, the best reward for all of this are the connections its given me to great people like you. :)
Very interesting! So true to think how crazy things were then
Fascinating stuff !!!!!!!
wow thank you
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you so much for sharing your excellent video ! I also really enjoy your voice...so modulated and interesting....:)
Thanks so much! :)
Circa 1970 +/-, I was a young heavy equipment operator. I was one of three operators excavating the sight, for what then was called “City Hall East”. The excavation was fairly deep. To enter the site, a ramp was excavated on the east side of Los Angeles ave, in the Parker Center parking lot. From there, a ramping tunnel was excavated under Los Angles ave, west to the excavation. The other operators and myself found many, many “treasures” as we excavated the site.
Please forgive the spelling of “sight”. My iPad likes to change my spelling.
Thank you
Thank you for this video
MAX SHOW You are very welcome 😊 Thank you for watching!
Right on time...
Thank you for watching! :)
Amazing
Thank you for watching! :)
👏👏👏 unfortunately, in today's world, past history of how a town started and the people involved get lost in the here and now.
Didn't get the notification (saw on FB it was ready) and yes oh mighty one, the bell is clicked on 😀😎.
Hi Patricia! Yes, you're right, over time history tends to gets many coats of whitewash. I'm sorry that a notification didn't reach you. You're not the only one who has said this, maybe I'll make a community posting to see if others are experiencing the same thing. As always, thank you for watching and for being a part of Grave Explorations. All the best to you :)
I wonder who wears that diamond today...not knowing where it came from. I hope it has had a good cleaning! Thank you for thoroughly entertaining me as always. Wishing you 2 million subscribers. You are my favorite! xxxSGG
I hadn't thought about where the diamond might be today. It could be the basis for a good story about a piece of antique jewelry in someone's family that has a reputation for being bad luck... LOL. Thank you for your kind words and support. Wishing you all the best in the New Year. 😊
Eww a bad luck diamond! It's a curse I tell ya! Happy New Years to you too! xxxSG
Smart and informative. Well narrated. Being from coastal South Carolina, many members of my family were involved in The War of Northern Aggression. Confederate's naturally. I am told that a few ended up in California. They however were not hero's due to the fact they were running away from the Yankees, not toward them. No blood on their hands.
Interesting you should bring that up. There were many people from the Confederacy who settled in Southern California. They played a huge part in the progress that went on here. A few of them will be featured in my next video. Thank you for watching, all the best :)
Beautifully presented excavation of forgotten history. But wtf - why the warnings at the beginning and viewer discretion advised??
Wow, very interesting and engaging. I was kind of rooting for that Carlisle guy...lol. I had no idea of LA's violent history, although I should have known as most American cities probably had started that way, let alone the country.
Robert Carlisle was a tough character, and his name pops up quite frequently in the history of LA. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts!
@@graveexplorations Yep. it's apparent one had to have a pretty thick skin back in those days!
I'm not a fan of modern California politics. But, I appreciate the history of the State which you seem to focus your videos on. When you peel all the modern day politics away, the State of California is not much different than many States back east and that's what makes us all Americans to this day.
In the picture of the men standing at the bar directly above the men behind the bar there is something mounted there but it is covered, why I wonder?? Anybody know?? I'm seriously curious about this no BS.
I took another look at the photo and it looks like a patriotic decoration above a mirror (it too looks to be covered for some reason). It's got me wondering why also. The photo description makes no reference to it.
Thought John Raines built this hotel, without telling his wife.?
All greetings from Bali
6:50 but the hammer fell on a spent chamber!! Oh Oh
His Freemason brothers took his skull for ritual purposes.